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Growers' and government forecasts both point to a crop of around 6.5 million tonnes, down from a record in 2025. The pressure is now shifting to contracts, crop quality and farm incomes. France, the EU's second-largest potato…
Honduran potato growers are pressing the government to rein in imports and smuggling, and the authorities are starting to respond. The national agri-food health and safety service, Senasa, is to review the country's potato import ceiling and…
Wet weather in Brazil's south-east once again disrupted potato lifting between 7 and 11 September, pushing wholesale prices higher for the third consecutive week. The latest gains were far smaller than the previous week's surge, however, and…
A possible finding of Tecia solanivora in the district of Pillco Marca has prompted calls for tighter controls on seed potato entering Huánuco. But official records show the pest is already present in the region — which…
Dagestan is continuing its active harvest of open-ground vegetables and potatoes, according to the regional Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Current data show that open-ground vegetables have been harvested from an area of 24,700 hectares, with a…
The Savkov brothers' farm from Kotelnich has joined the ranks of the largest potato producers in Kirov Oblast, cultivating approximately 800 hectares of land. Of this area, 600 hectares are sown with grain and leguminous crops, 106…
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Policy of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), harvesting continues at the variety testing plot in Rassoloda, Megino-Kangalassky Ulus. This year, 14 potato varieties are being tested there, with another…
September marks the critical turning point for Russia’s potato industry. Mass harvesting of maincrop ware potatoes is running at full capacity, long-term storage programs are being finalized, and wholesale prices are establishing their primary seasonal benchmarks. Based…
Anatoly Nazarov, a farmer from the village of Ilyinskoye in the Republic of Karelia, cultivates 15 potato varieties, including experimental ones, across 38 hectares. In the 2025 season, he planned to harvest more than 300 tonnes —…
Russia’s potato industry remains heavily dependent on foreign breeding, with domestic varieties accounting for only 8–10% of planted area. Roughly 90% of the varieties used in the country are based on imported genetics — primarily Dutch and…
As we navigate through Q3 2026, the global agricultural sector is facing a compounding crisis. The intersection of severe European droughts, Black Sea supply chain disruptions, and Egypt's currency crisis is setting the stage for an unprecedented…
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, as of September 7, Russia’s open-field vegetable harvest is proceeding at last year’s pace, with about 1.6 million tonnes collected. The ministry notes that the threshold for potato self-sufficiency has already…
